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money in Somali

lacag[1][2]

Money, coin, currency, or silver

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Reviewed August 7, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

lacag[1][2]

Money, coin, currency, or silver

caddaan[1]

Cash or monetary instrument, listed as a synonym of lacag

Useful combinations

Common phrases with money

hard currency

lacag adag[1]

payment

lacagbixin[1]

cashier

lacaghaye[1]

Real usage

Example sentences

Where is the money?

question

Lacagtii meedey?[2]

The money is there.

location

Lacagtii waa taas.[2]

She is a rich woman.

wealth

Iyadu waa haweeney lacag leh.[1]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Lacag is feminine

Zorc marks lacag as a feminine mass noun. The Somali Textbook shows the definite form lacagta for the money.[1][2]

Questions

Questions about money in Somali

How do you say money in Somali?

Money in Somali is lacag. Zorc defines it as money, coin, currency, or silver, and the textbook gives lacagta as the money.

Evidence

References checked

  1. [1] Somali-English Dictionary (R. David Zorc)

    Checked lacag, caddaan as a synonym, lacag adag, lacag leh, lacagbixin, lacaghaye, and the sourced rich-woman example.

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  2. [2] Somali Textbook, Chapters 1-5 (Zorc and Osman)

    Checked lacag as money, lacagta as the money, the textbook location examples, and the feminine noun pattern.

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